Packaging device.



E. L. CALAHAN.

PACKAGING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR, l. |914. 1,136,505, Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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E. L. CALAHAN.

PACKAGING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. l. 1914.

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PACKAGING DEVICE. 'L

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

Application led April 1, 1914. Serial N o. 828,670.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD L. CALAHAN, acitizen of the United States, residing at 137 Madison avenue, Clifton,New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in PackagingDevices, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to a packaging device and more especially to adevice of this character adapted for the purpose of transporting eggs,or other breakable articles.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter by means of which breakable articles may be transported safelywithout danger of breakage in transit.

Other objects are to provide a device of this character which willenable the article to be packed quickly and easily, which iscomparatively simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture, andwhich will be efficient in use.

Other objects will in part be obvious and invpart be pointed outhereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings showing illustrative embodiments of theinvention, and in which the same reference numerals refer to similarparts of the several figures, Figure l is a perspective view of thepackaging device with the cover removed, showing the articles positionedtherein, one of the locking members being shown removed;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. l and showingthe cover in position; Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3 3of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a detail elevational view of the article carrier;Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view, and Fig. 6 is a perspective viewshowing a modified form of construction of the partitions.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a box of any suitable size andconstruction, and formed of any suitable material and which is providedwith a suitable cover 2. Removably positioned within the box is acollapsible frame formed of intersecting longitudinal and transversepartitions 3 and 4, the longitudinal partitions being parallel to oneanother, and the transverse partitions being parallel to one another,thereby forming a plurality of cells or compartments. The partitions ofeach set are provided with slits 5, as is usual in devices of thischaracter, with which the partitions of the other set are adapted toengage, whereby the partitions will be interlocked with one another. Thepartitions forming one set, preferably 'the transverse partitions, areprovided midway the width of the compartments with slots 6 which extendto a point substantially midway the height of the compartment, asclearly shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 5.

A carrier 7 for the articles to be transported is provided which isformed from a textile fabric, such as cheese cloth, cloth, or the like.This carrier is preferably formed from a single strip of the fabricfolded upon itself to provide an opening at the top, by means of whichthe articles may be placed therein. The carrier is preferably dividedinto a number of pockets 8 by means of transverse stitching 9. Thedistance between adjacent rows of stitches 9 9 is slightly greater thanthe distance between the transverse partitions 1 -4 in order to allowthe fabric to conform to the shape of the articles inserted in thepockets, and to permit the stitched portions to engage the slots 6formed in the partitions 4.

It will of course be understood that there will be a carrier 7 for eachlongitudinal row of compartments, and if the carrier is divided intopockets 8 there will be as many pockets as there are compartments ineach horizontal row. As. shown in the drawing, for example, there willbe 3 carriers, each of which will be provided with t pockets.

When it is desired to pack the articles they are placed within thecarrier 7 and the carrier is then placed in position, as clearlyindicated in Fig. 3, the portions of the carrier between the articlesengaging with the slots 6, whereby there will be one article in eachcompartment, and as clearly shown, the article will be held out ofengagement with the walls of the box or with the walls of thecompartment.

In' order to further secure the articles against movement locking strips10 are provided which are preferably formed of cardboard or the like,and which are placed adjacent to the transverse partitions 4, being heldin place by the slits 5 formed in the longitudinal partitions 3. Theselocking strips, when positioned, will cause the portion of the carrierbetween the articles to be compressed, as indicated on Fig. 3, therebymore firmly holding the article from movement within the carrier. Thestrips 10 are preferably of such a height that they will tend to projectslightly above the edges of the box, 1, as indicated in Fig. 1, wherebywhen the cover is placed in position it will press against the upperedges of the `locking strips 10, tending to force them farther downward,at the same time eifectually preventing the strips from any upwardmovement, which would result in an unlocking or loosening of theportions of the carrier between the articles.

From the above description it will be understood that when the articlesare packed,

in the packaging device they are out of contact with any of the walls ofthe device, being held lsuspended by means of the fabric carrier 7. Itis of course understood that the length of the carrier between thetransverse partitions 4 is such that the article contained therein isnot permitted to swing laterally during transportation and that,therefore, articles may be transported without danger of breakage enroute.

Instead of forming slots 6 in the transverse partitions 4, the materialof which the partitions are made, may be provided with slits 11, asshown in Fig. 6, and when placing the carrier in position a portion ofthe partition is bent outward slightly, as indicated at 12 in Fig. 6permitting the fabric to be inserted, after which the bent out portionis released thereby tending to assume its normal position, therebyfirmly holding the carrier in position.

I-Iaving described this invention in connection with the illustrativeembodiments thereof, to the details of which disclosure the invention isnot of course to be limited, what is claimed as new, and what is desiredto be secured by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims:

1. In a packaging device, in combination, a boX, two sets of partitionstherein, the partitions of one set intersecting with the partitions ofthe other set to form compartments, slots formed in the partitions ofone of said sets, a fabric carrier adapted to support the articles to bepacked engaging in said slots, and means engaging said carrier adjacentsaid slots to prevent movement of said carrier relatively to said slots.

2. In a Vpackaging device, in combination, a box, two sets of partitionstherein, the partitions of one set intersecting with the partitions ofthe other set to form compartments, slots formed in the partitions ofone of said sets, a fabric carrier adapted to support the articles to bepacked engaging said slots, and removable means engaging said carrieradjacent said slots to prevent movement of said carrier relatively tosaid slots.

3. In a packaging device, in combination, a box, two sets of partitionstherein, the partitions of one set intersecting with the parcarrieradjacent said slots to prevent movement of said carrier relatively tosaid slots.

4L. In a packaging device, in combination, a box, a cover therefor, aplurality of interlocking longitudinal and transverse partitions withinsaid box forming a plurality of compartments, slots formed in saidtransverse partitions, a fabric carrier adapted to support the articlesto be packed,rand engaging in said slots whereby said carrier will beheld in position within the box, and locking strips adapted toregisterwith said slots and engaging said carrier to lock the sameagainst movement.

5. In a packaging device, in combination, a box, a cover therefor, aplurality `of interlocking longitudinal and transverse part-itionswithin said box forming a plurality of compartments, slots formed insaid transverse partitions, a fabriccarrier adapted to support thearticle to'be packed rand' en.-Y gaging in said slots whereby saidcarrier will be held in position within the box, and locking stripsadapted to register with 'said slots and engaging said carrier to lockthe same against movement, said locking strips engaging the innervsurface of the cover when the cover is positioned upon the box.

6. In a packaging device, in combination, a box, two sets of partitionstherein, the partitions of one set intersecting the partitions of theother set, said partitions being provided Vwith registering slits attheir points of intersection whereby they Vare held in interlockingrelation withV one another, the lpartitions of one of said sets beingprovided with slots, a fabric carrier adapted to supsaid sets andregistering with the slots in the f other of said sets and engaging saidcarrier adjacent said slots to prevent movement of said carrierrelatively to said slots.

7 In a packaging device, in combination, a box, two sets of partitionstherein, the height of said partitions being equal tothe height of saidbox, the partitions of one set intersecting the partitions of the otherset, said partitions being provided with registering slits at theirpoints of intersection whereby they are held in interlocking relationwith one another, the partitions of one of said sets being provided withslots, a fabric carrier adapted to support the articles to be packedengaging in said slots, and locking strips held in position inthe slitsof the partitions of one of said sets and registering with the slots ofthe other of said sets and engaging said carrier adjacent said slots Ytoprevent movement of said carrier name to thisspecieation in the presenceof relatively to said slots, the height of said two subscribingwitnesses. strips being greater than the height of said slots wherebysaid strips will be engaged by EDWARD L' CALAHAN' the inner surface ofthe cover and will be Witnesses:

held thereby against movement. WM. P. JONES,

In testimony whereof I have signed my JOHN C. SANDERS.

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